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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.

Necklace

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.

Necklace

Date: before 1945
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Medium: olivella shell | string
Credit Line: Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1945.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.S665
Not on view
DescriptionThree strands, brown and white disk shell beads (possibly made from olivella shell).
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The material used is likely olivella shell.
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